COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 1, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2012-01-31

Reporting Person: HANCOCK ELLEN M (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-09-22	Common Stock	G	278	—	Disposed	76476	Direct
2011-09-28	Common Stock	G	337	—	Disposed	76139	Direct
2011-10-04	Common Stock	G	348	—	Disposed	75791	Direct
2011-10-06	Common Stock	G	140	—	Disposed	75651	Direct
2012-01-31	Common Stock	M	4000	$55.725	Acquired	79651	Direct
2012-01-31	Common Stock	S	2473	$90.15	Disposed	77178	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-01-31	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$55.725	M	4000	Disposed	2012-02-19	Common Stock (4000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Exercise of stock options awarded under the issuer's Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan.

F2: Sale of shares with the proceeds delivered to the issuer for payment of the exercise price of options under the issuer's Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan.